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# DMSwarmGetLocalSize
Retrieves the local length of fields registered
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmswarm.h"
PetscErrorCode DMSwarmGetLocalSize(DM dm, PetscInt *nlocal)
```
Not Collective
## Input parameter
- ***dm -*** a `DMSWARM`
## Output parameter
- ***nlocal -*** the length of each registered field
## See Also
`DM`, `DMSWARM`, `DMSwarmGetSize()`, `DMSwarmSetLocalSizes()`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/dm/impls/swarm/swarm.c
## Examples
src/dm/tutorials/ex21.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex1.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex2.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c
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